Navy ship linked to deaths of two whales

The Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Sydney has been linked to the deaths of two whales after berthing in San Diego.

In a statement to the ABC, the Australian Department of Defence confirmed that “as HMAS Sydney was berthing alongside Naval Base San Diego in California two deceased whales dislodged from her hull beneath the surface”. The department said the Australian and US navies were cooperating with local marine authorities and other agencies to review the incident.

“The navy takes marine mammal safety seriously and is disheartened this incident occurred,” a Defence spokesperson said.More to come.

This is a good news story whale numbers are up significantly along the Australian Coast due to ban on whaling.

Shipstrike is a global problem. Whales are vulnerable due to their large size and need to surface to breath. Climatechange is also resulting in ship access to once remote areas such as the Arctic. My coauthors and I wrote a paper about this:

Hard hitting right here, and there

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